Hi -
I was a founding member at my college sorority...Our EO said we needed a certain amount, we thought it couldn't be reached until we came to a compromise...They saw how steady we were with $$$, events and membership even though we weren't at the #'s EO said we needed. But after all was said and done, it worked to our advantage when we were initiated at just under the total required...I think was one fo the oldest 'pledges' - 2 years.
We were intitated and chartered by our Iternationals as well as the university...Pretty cool!
You can do it and make it happen for your group. Good luck!!!
A-Phi is and always will be for me.